Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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